<p>mantori.suzuki, just out of curiosity, what martial art(s) does your son practice? Is he very proficient? Does he plan to pursue this interest in college?</p>
<p>You might want to be aware of the work of a very interesting Professor, Donald Levine, in Chicago’s sociology department. He has been at Chicago for decades and decades (since the early 50s I think) and probably knows the place and its history as well as anyone alive. He is a deep thinker on many subjects including the nature and role of liberal education.</p>
<p>Professor Levine sometimes teaches an usual course called “Conflict Theory and Aikido”, designed to help students integrate conventional academic and martial training. It incorporates several hours per week of aikido training. </p>
<p>If your son does want to pursue martial arts in college, then sooner or later he may want to connect with Professor Levine, if only in a short email with a couple questions about martial arts at Chicago. If his mail queue is not too terribly swamped, I imagine he’d welcome the interest.</p>